[PLUG] Networking via USB_Master-USB_Master Cable [Dragon Slaying]

[Richard Owlett]

On 06/18/2018 02:44 AM, Russell Senior challenged me saying:
> 
> One important thing to bear in mind, no one here seems to know
> the answer to your question (perhaps because we don't really
> know what your question is).
> The right, free-open-source choice here is to face and
> slay the dragon yourself, and then report back.
>

I'll accept the challenge.
This is a "back of the napkin" tentative outline.
Suggestions for additional sub-topics welcome.
This is the largest writing assignment I've tackled since the chairman 
of of the university's Freshman English Program [Fall 1961] declared my 
composition skills "Hopeless!"   ;/
[Off-list comments by composition instructors welcome]

Working Title
    _USB Master to USB Master Networking [Dragon Slaying 101]_

WEB References
[see "Re: [PLUG] [OT ? ?? ???] Linux and computer literacy" 06/18/2018]
[http://lists.pdxlinux.org/pipermail/plug/2018-June/089466.html]
[adding additional references?]


How does Linux see a "USB Master to USB Master" Cable
[Expand to give examples and what the output tells us]
[Collect & organize info from Plug and debian-user posts]

    Issued as root
      ifconfig -a
      /bin/hostname
      dmesg
      lsusb -v | less
      lsusb -t | less
      lsusb
      lsusb -v > /home/richard/Desktop/...

    Issued as user
      locale -a
      ip link show
      ip addr
      ip link


How to assign IPV4 addresses to each end of cable
Automating IPV4 assignments
Application level machine-machine questions/answers